Border checks on tens of thousands of migrants entering the UK were suspended
regularly throughout the summer, according to a member of the Immigration
Service Union. The disclosure came after The Times revealed today
that the suspension was sanctioned by the Home Office.

Lucy Moreton, of the ISU, said that one member of the union, which represents
staff at the UK Border Agency, said that the lifting of biometric checks on
passports and fingerprint validation had been an almost daily occurrence.

Ms Moreton said: “This has been very frequent throughout the summer. One
member described it to me as almost